Fruit-drier



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W. R. PHILLIPS.

Fruit-Drier No. 228,673. Patented June 8, 1880.

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W. R. PHILLIPS. Fruit-Drier.

NO. 228.673. Patented June 8,1880.

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ATTORNEYS-v N-FETERS. FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, OF MILFORD, DELAWARE.

FRUIT-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,673, dated June 8, 1880.

Application filed January 26, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, of Milford, in the county of Kent and State of Delaware, have invented a new Improvement in Fruit Driers or Evaporators, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section, of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken through the line 00 00, Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of a pivoted stop enlarged. Figs. 5 and 6 are views of a lifting-bar and its slide. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section just below the shaft K in Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of fruit driers or evaporators in such manner as to make them more convenient in use and more satisfactory in operation.-

The invention consists in combining with slotted walls slides, cleats, and movable crossbars, as hereinafter described.

A represents the stack frame, and B the walls or casing of the drier or evaporator. To the inner surface of the front and rear walls of the stack are attached vertical cleats or strips (J, to divide the stack into three sections.

The stack A B is designed to be placed directly over the furnace, so that the heated air may rise directly through the stack.

In the lower part of the front wall or casing B is formed a long slot, D, of such a size that the fruit-racks E can be slid in through it.

The fruit-racks E are formed by attaching sheets of perforated metal, wire-gauze, woven wire, sheets of slats, or other suitable material to a frame.

The racks E are made of such a length as to fit and slide up and down between the front and rear walls B, and of such a width as to fit and slide up and down between the strips front and rear walls B of the stack. The ends of the bars F project through vertical slots G in the end walls B of the stack, and to them are attached the ends of two cords, H, the other ends of which are attached to the end of the single cords I. The cords I pass over pulleys J, pivoted to the upper parts of the side walls B, and are attached to the projecting ends of a shaft, K. The shaft K works in bearings in the forward lower part of the frame A, and to one of its ends is attached a crank, L, for convenience in turning the shaft K to wind up the cords H I and raise the cross-bars F and the racks E, resting upon them. The upper parts of the slots G are covered by slides M, which slide in rabbeted cleats N, attached to the end walls B at the opposite sides of the slots G. The slides M move up and down with the cross-bars F, upon which their lower ends rest, and are designed to prevent the hot air from escaping through the said slots Gr when the bars F are lowered.

To the lower part of the outer sides of the front and rear walls B are attached blocks or lugs O, to which are pivoted the ends of stoparms P, which project inwardly through slots in the said walls B, and when in a horizontal position rest in the lower ends of the said slots.

With this construction, when the cross-bars F are raised the ends of the racks E, resting upon the said bars F, strike against, raise, and pass the pivoted stop-arms B. As soon as the racks E have passed the pivoted stops P the said stops drop back into a horizontal position, so as to receive and support the racks E, when the bars F are again lowered.

The blocks 0 and the outer ends of the stops P are covered and protected by casings Q.

In the middle part of the front wall B are formed openings It, through which the progress of the work can be seen, and which are covered by slides S working in rabbeted cleats T, attached to the wall B.

In the upper part of the front wall B of the stack are formed openings U, of sufficient size to allow the racks E to be removed through them, and which are closed by doors V. The doors V are placed in grooves in cross-timbers of the frame A, and the upper groove is made so deep that the doors V may he slid upward sufficiently to allow the lower ends of walls B, having vertical slots G, of the slides the doors V to be moved outward, so that the M, rabbeted cleats N, and movable cross-bars 10 said doors can be conveniently removed when F, as and for the purpose described. the racks E are to be taken out. V

5 Having thus described my invention, what I HLIAM RANDALL PHILLIPS claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Witnesses: Patent, is- W. A. Homes,

In a fruit-drier the combination, with the AROHD. MGNAIR. 

